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Inside Iran’s digital lockdown

Roughly 99% of Iranians have now lacked internet access for nearly 600 hours since authorities cut access on Feb. 28

Traffic rolls along a main throughfare under a banner with images of past and present leaders that reads in Farsi, "Domino fall," in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Jan. 19, 2026. — ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images

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Roughly 99% of Iranians have now lacked internet access for nearly 600 hours and counting since authorities cut access on Feb. 28 — and not for a lack of trying to find loopholes to get back online. This week, we explore how ordinary Iranians are trying to get around this historic shutdown.

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